1919 Collection (#37)

Light luncheons by W H Robinson
Couple having a picnic by sitting on the bonnet and boot of the car, and using the flat roof as the table. 1919

Abraham Lincoln a the Lyric
The actor, Mr William J. Rea as Abraham Lincoln at the Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith in 1919, playing the lead role in the play by John Drinkwater

A Facer by Wilmot Lunt
An ex-WRAF (Womens Royal Air Force) worker asks her pretty friend who is still in uniform and acting as a driver, I wonder why they demobbed me before you? Don t you, Maude. Date: 1919

Farewell to the Land Girls
Princess Mary presenting medals to Land Girls in December 1919 at the Drapers Hall, at their last rally before demobilisation

The Blue Bird by Herbert Pizer
Lovely illustration of a woman in a blue costume and head dress, possibly a show girl, leaning back athletically on a stool. Date: 1919

The dancer, Dacia by Madame Yevonde
The dancer Dacia, famous for her role in Chu Chin Chow. In private life, her real name was Miss D. Allwood and The Bystander reports that she is engaged to be married to Colonel Critchley-Salmonson

Amusement by the Meuse by H. L. Oakley
Some scenes showing troops billeted in the valley of the Meuse after the signing of the Armistice spending their leisure time on round of golf, sledging

Limpid Pools by Barribal
A pretty young woman with brown hair, hooped earrings and sorrowful eyes. Date: 1919

Our Late Enemy by H. L. Oakley
Silhouette showing various German types by Captain H. L. Oakley, who provided illustrations to accompany the regular Bystander in Occupation column

Trifles Light as Air by Barribal
A pretty young woman idly blows bubbles with a pipe. Date: 1919

Old Bill lookalike
Mr Samuel Birkenshaw, of 123, Eldon Street, Oldham, the winner of an Old Bill lookalike competition run by The Bystander. Old Bill was the central cartoon character created by Captain Bruce

Chiaroscura in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
Sunshine and shade in summer time. A set of idyllic scenes during the summer cut by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley. Top picture shows a group frolicking by the sea

Helen McKie
Portrait of Helen McKie (1889-1957), artist and illustrator who worked for The Bystander and The Graphic magazines through the First World War and the 1920s

British Soldiers Part in the Entente by H. L. Oakley
Scenes in silhouette showing how British soldiers helped their Allies during World War One. In Belgium, the R.A.S.C transported villagers from a ruined village

The Season in Harrogate in Silhouette, H. L. Oakley
A charming group of vignettes depicting scenes in the North Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate during the Season, with people taking the waters, out walking, attending a concert, meeting for coffee

The Bystander in Occupation illustrated by H. L. Oakley
A page showing The Bystander magazines regular column in 1919 - The Bystander in Occupation - reporting on news from occupied Germany in the aftermath of World War One

Another Secret out - Old Bill in camouflage, Bystander cover
Front cover of The Bystander featuring Old Bill, the cartoon soldier character created by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, attired in a uniform of dazzle camouflage. The caption reads, Another secret out

Shadows of the Past by H. L. Oakley
Scenes in silhouette showing episodes with the Gunners (Royal Artillery) in France during World War One. Date: 1919

As the Artist Might have Drawn it by H. L. Oakley
Silhouettes by Captain H. L. Oakley, showing two opposing views of the Great War - as the artist might have drawn it, and how the censor would certainly prefer it

The Glances of English Girls by H. L. Oakley
Silhouette of a British Army officer receiving admiring glances. Illustration to accompany the Bystander magazines regular Bystander in Occupation column by Eric Ford

Reflections by Arthur Watts
A man tries on civilian clothes in a tailors or draper and considers his reflection which brings back memories of his time spent serving as a British soldier during World War One. Date: 1919

Silhouettes from the Rhine by H. L. Oakley
Light-hearted scenes from the Rhineland area in Germany, occupied by the British following the end of World War One showing the good manners

Food rationing comparison by G. H. Davis
Food rationing in Great Britain during the two World Wars: a comparison of the periods 1917-1920 and 1940-1946. The chief topic of conversation today -- food

Bystander Summer Number front cover, 1919
Front cover of The Bystander magazines summer number for July 1919, featuring a back view of a couple in their bathing costumes, embracing as they gaze out to sea. Date: 1919

Advert for Freemans Turtlekon soup 1919
Turtlekon delicious real turtle soup. A cup of hot Turtlekon is a feast for an epicure - each little cube - ample for one person - provides in a highly concentrated form all the rich nourishment

Advert for Ensign camera 1919
10/- will buy this camera for your son. Six bright little pictures from every spool. Loads in daylight. Date: 1919

Advert for Sanatogen tonic 1919
Nerves won the War. To recuperate the exhaused shattered nerves, and so fit yourself to make a fresh start in civilian life and work. Date: 1919

German armoured car with bullet holes - Munich
A German armoured car with nine bullet holes marked on it, which took part in the civil unrest in Munich - May 1st and 2nd 1919.. Date: 1919

Thanksgiving service at St Pauls Cathedral
An open-air thanksgiving service at St Pauls Cathedral, London, at the end of World War One. Crowds cluster around the statue of Queen Victoria. 1919

Peace Day Victory procession crossing Westminster Bridge
The American contingent in the Peace Day Victory procession to celebrate the end of World War One crossing Westminster Bridge, London. 19th July 1919

Peace Day tea party in the East End of London
Tea party held in a street in Londons East End to celebrate the end of World War I in 1918. Children are sat at a long table, while parents (mainly women) serve food

London Peace Procession, 19th July 1919
British naval contingent passing the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, as part of the Peace Day Victory procession or parade. Date: 19th July 1919

Receiving a letter 1919
French woman receives a letter from the one she loves, during World War One. Date: 1919

German battleship SMS Goeben in Turkey, WW1
Painting by Philip Connard (completed 1919) entitled The Surrender of the Goeben, showing the German battleship SMS Goeben flying a white flag in Constantinople harbour

President Wilson visiting George V
World War One Leaders, President Wilson of the United States visiting King George V. Date: January 1919

First woman MP, 1919
NANCY, LADY ASTOR Vicountess Astor, standing between Lord Balfour and Lloyd George, becomes the first woman MP, 1919. The Front Ministerial Bench beyond the Table is shown here

Aeroplane raid over Afganistan, 1919
An aeroplane used over Afganistan as part of the North West India frontier war in 1919. British planes were sucessfully employed to bomb native tribesmen

A Kievsky Station Food Stall, Moscow
Cheap dinners on sail at a food stall outside Kievsky Station in Moscow. Date: 1919

Womens Royal Air Force -- Now the day is over
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women relaxing, waiting for transport home at the end of the day -- Now the Day is Over. Date: 1919-1920

Womens Royal Air Force -- Sailmakers
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women at work making sails for the aeroplane wings. Date: 1919-1920

Womens Royal Air Force -- Dopers Tea
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women painters and dopers having a tea break, while one toasts a slice of bread at the open door of a hot stove

Womens Royal Air Force -- The Dawn of Aviation
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing a woman looking up at three biplanes in the sky, with a sunrise behind -- The Dawn of Aviation -- with the motto below

Womens Royal Air Force -- Pay Parade
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women queueing up to receive their pay from male officers. Date: 1919-1920

Womens Royal Air Force -- Class! SHUN
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing a male officer calling the women to attention. Class! SHUN!! Date: 1919-1920

Womens Royal Air Force -- Rest Room
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women relaxing in the Rest Room -- two are dancing, another is playing the piano. Date: 1919-1920

Womens Royal Air Force -- Fortune Teller
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing four women consulting a Fortune Teller colleague, with cards laid out on the table. Date: 1919-1920

Womens Royal Air Force -- Running Repairs
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing three women fixing their makeup at a small mirror -- Running Repairs. Date: 1919-1920

Womens Royal Air Force -- Signwriting
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing a woman sitting in an aircraft hangar, Signwriting in the Flights on the fuselage of a biplane. Date: 1919-1920

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